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Earlier this week we found out that 20,000 kids are banned from Facebook every day after trying to sign up for an account. Others, however, lie about their age in order to get access, which can set them up for privacy or safety issues.
If your tot or tween has been begging for the ability to update her status, there are many safe, kid-specific social networks to choose from. These sites follow the regulations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, which regulates how much personal information sites can ask from children, among other things. Check out the list of the top social networking sites for kids after the break!
Part of the stigma surrounding online dating comes from the idea that it isn't safe to put your info up online for creepy strangers to find and possibly use to stalk you. But new research suggests cyberstalkers find victims closer to home: on your social networks.
Bedford University's British Electronic Communication Harassment Organization looked at 250 participants, ages 14 to 74, and found that from those who were stalked online, 20 percent were targeted via social networks vs. only four percent from dating sites. I have to admit I was a little surprised to read that, since I look at my social networks like Facebook as a safe haven (and all my privacy settings are set to keep out strangers). But even though anyone with a membership can access your info on dating sites like Match.com, you're more likely to have your guard up, which could make you less susceptible to stalkers.
What do you think? Do you feel safer from cyberstalking on social networks or dating sites?
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Love may be among the ruins, but flirting is alive and well in the streets of Athens. Badoo.com, a site that encourages social networking through flirting, analyzed 12 million flirtations across 180 countries and named Athens the top come-hither city of its self-titled "World Flirtation League."
Is the site just very popular in Greece? Badoo is a Denmark-based company, so I suspect most of its 100 million users are logging in from Europe. But Greece is the birthplace of modernity and age-old orgies, so it's taking this moment to honor its roots.
"Athens is a seductive city, with a hedonistic lifestyle," said Victoria Kyriakopoulous, author of Lonely Planet Athens Encounter. "Old Athenians flirt. Married ones flirt. Now, young Athenians are simply using technology to do what Athenians have always done."
Of course, the rest of the world flirts, too. See what other cities — lots of surprises — rounded out the top 10 below.
Forget the familial nods in acceptance speeches, the 2011 Academy Awards went parental! This year, all eyes were on the nominees, but their mothers were put to task...on-camera and on Twitter! The producers of the show asked moms to share their experiences with the public. How closely did you follow their segments and tweets?
In a matter of months, there will be a couple of new cool kids in Tinseltown. At the moment, Pink and Rachel Zoe are two of the most followed celebrity pregnancies. And, the expectant women have been keeping their fans and followers updated on everything from cravings to crib-building via Twitter. But, the moms-to-be aren't the only ones posting updates in 140 words or less — their husbands Rodger Berman and Carey Hart — have also been in on the online action. Based on their tweets, who which family would you be more apt to invite over for a playdate once their bundle of joy debuts?
From Nicole Kidman and Halle Berry to Celine Dion and Kelly Preston, many famous women have decided to put off having children until later in life. Some even admitting they weren't concerned with the risks. While the media covers women well into their 40s and beyond giving birth, they don't talk much about what went into getting them pregnant. Then there's the rest of the world. When we asked our readers to cast their vote on when the average woman should become concerned about fertility, 38 percent said the late 30s are the time to worry. Yet, studies seem to repeatedly contradict that notion, are you influenced by them?
Mamas-to-be are tweet, tweet, tweeting these days! In 140 characters or fewer, celebrities like Pink and Rachel Zoe are keeping fans and followers updated on their pregnancies. Take this quiz and see if you can figure out who said what.
My heart leaps into my throat just thinking about the anguish moms experience when their worst nightmare — their child going missing — becomes a reality. While television, radio, and freeway messages are helpful in spreading the word about abductions, little compares to the mass reach of a story going viral. Today, Facebook launches its partnership with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to increase awareness of kids that go missing.
One report said:
Facebook users will now be able to follow Amber Alert pages for their states, and news of missing children nearby will then show up in their news feed. Organizers hope the partnership will harness Facebook's more than 500 million users to help locate some of the 800,000 children reported missing each year.
Will you use your social networking time to lend a link?
Is it about the evolution of the law or the evolution of marriage? A Michigan man faces up to five years in prison for hacking into his wife's Gmail account to confirm his suspicions that the woman was having an affair. Leon Walker logged into Clara's email account using the password she kept next to their computer. Since many spouses share a laptop, iPad, or iPhone, it's not uncommon that both parties have access to each other's social networking accounts. Do you peek on your partner out of curiosity?
